### [2026-10-6](/feed/2026/10/6/index.md) ##### Indonesia # Indonesia halts a program to clear millions of hectares of forest for rice cultivation after achieving rice self-sufficiency, and plans instead to increase yields on existing farmland through improved agricultural methods. ### Sources: 1. [AFP via CNA](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/indonesia-halts-deforestation-land-clearing-rice-farming-6435861) ### Related: 1. [The Mount Sinabung stratovolcano in North Sumatra, Indonesia, erupts, sending ash 3,500 meters into the air. Residents and visitors around Lake Lau Kawar are ordered to evacuate. ](/feed/2026/08/31/the-mount-sinabung-stratovolcano-in-north-sumatra-indonesia-erupts-sending-ash-3500-meters-into-the-air-residents-a.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 2. [Fourteen people are killed and 84 others are injured after an Argo Bromo Anggrek train collides with a KRL Commuterline train near Bekasi Timur Station in West Java, Indonesia, prompting evacuations. ](/feed/2026/04/27/fourteen-people-are-killed-and-84-others-are-injured-after-an-argo-bromo-anggrek-train-collides-with-a-krl-commuterline.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 3. [Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via "L'Orient Today")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks ("Saudi Gazette")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells "Financial Times" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 ("Financial Times")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by "The New York Times" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html ("The New York Times")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- ("Times of Israel")]2026 Lamerd sports hall attack](/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 4. [The toll from the floods in Indonesia increases to 604 people killed and 464 more missing. ](/feed/2025/12/1/the-toll-from-the-floods-in-indonesia-increases-to-604-people-killed-and-464-more-missing.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 5. [Five Chinese nationals are killed after a minibus loses control and crashes in Bali, Indonesia. ](/feed/2025/11/14/five-chinese-nationals-are-killed-after-a-minibus-loses-control-and-crashes-in-bali-indonesia.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 6. [At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and presumed dead after floods and landslides strike Highland Papua, Indonesia, following heavy rainfall. ](/feed/2025/11/3/at-least-15-people-mostly-children-are-missing-and-presumed-dead-after-floods-and-landslides-strike-highland-papua-in.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 7. [Ten people are killed and 21 others are injured, including four critically, in an explosion on a crude palm oil tanker docked at a shipyard on Batam Island, Indonesia. ](/feed/2025/10/15/ten-people-are-killed-and-21-others-are-injured-including-four-critically-in-an-explosion-on-a-crude-palm-oil-tanker-d.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 8. [Three people are killed in a stampede during a public celebration in Garut, West Java, Indonesia. ](/feed/2025/07/18/three-people-are-killed-in-a-stampede-during-a-public-celebration-in-garut-west-java-indonesia.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 9. [Nineteen prisoners, including eleven members of the armed group West Papua National Liberation Army, escape from a prison in Nabire, Central Papua, Indonesia. Three prison staff were critically injured. A search around the city is ongoing. ](/feed/2025/06/3/nineteen-prisoners-including-eleven-members-of-the-armed-group-west-papua-national-liberation-army-escape-from-a-priso.md) _Context: Indonesia_ 10. [The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupts, prompting at least 4,700 villagers to evacuate and causing at least seven outbound flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, to cancel. ](/feed/2025/03/21/the-lewotobi-laki-laki-volcano-erupts-prompting-at-least-4700-villagers-to-evacuate-and-causing-at-least-seven-outboun.md) _Context: Indonesia_